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Ghida Dagher is the CEO & President of New American Leaders, the only national organization championing New Americans as crucial participants in the political system by providing resources to ensure […]

Denise Thal has spent her career as a program and financial leader for mission-based organizations, where money is a means to an end rather than the end itself.  She is […]

Bob Sutherland started Cherry Republic 25 years ago with a t-shirt he sold from the trunk of his car. A few years and many thousands of those t-shirts later, Bob […]

Noah Marshall-Rashid lives in Petoskey, Michigan where he is the co-owner of American Spoon, which started in Petoskey and now has locations across northern Michigan.  American Spoon focuses on handcrafted […]

Lana Pollack, appointed by President Obama, served nine years as Chair of the U.S. Section, International Joint Commission. This bi-national commission is charged with advising Canada and the United States […]

Bill Phillips is a retired Electrical and Computer Engineer. Bill’s career included 13 years with a micro-electronics start-up and 14 years in product development at Ford Motor Company. His skills […]

Erica Peresman is a lawyer and voting rights advocate who has been committed to advancing voting rights and fighting voter suppression in Michigan for more than two decades. As a […]

Michael O’Donnell is a successful cardiologist. He received his MD from Loyola University and his Cardiology career has spanned multiple highlights in Illinois, California, and Michigan. Dr O’Donnell has held […]

Palencia Mobley, P.E. was appointed as the Deputy Director and Chief Engineer of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department by Mayor Mike Duggan and approved by the Board of Water […]

Riyaz Kanji is a founding member of Kanji & Katzen and he is the Directing Attorney for the Ann Arbor office, representing Native American Tribes in fields spanning treaty rights, sovereignty […]